If you asked the average golf fan to name the three players who finished in the top 10 of both the Masters and the U.S. Open this year, they might be able to get the first two. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
The third is a bit surprising.
Hunter Mahan, the 2007 champion here in Cromwell, has been outstanding this season in the majors.
“I love playing majors. I look forward to every one,” Mahan said after stopping by the media tent Wednesday.
“You’ve got the best players in the world,” Mahan said. “They can’t get lucky. … It’s such a fair test. It’s such a great test mentally and physically that it’s easy.”
He’s come close and Mahan feels he’s ready to break through and actually win one of the big ones soon.
“I feel like my game is ready to win at that level,” Mahan said.
- Neill
